AGENDA
YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
March 15, 2022
City Hall -- Council Chambers
5:30 p.m. Regular meeting -- This meeting will be conducted in person, live streamed at www.yakimawa.gov and telecast live on Y-PAC, Spectrum Cable Channel 194 or you may call in and participate by dialing 1-253-215-8782 or 1-971-247-1195, enter meeting ID 995 4732 1316#, participant ID # and meeting password 142536#. Public comment may be made in person or by phone. Members of the public participating by telephone are encouraged to arrange to make public comments in advance of the meeting at https://www.yakimawa.gov/council/public-comment/ by 3:00 pm the day of the meeting.


1.Roll Call
2.Pledge of Allegiance
3.Interpreter Services
4.Open Discussion for the Good of the Order
5.Council Reports
A.

Council Nominating Committee Report

6.Consent Agenda
Items listed are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion without discussion. A Council member may request to remove an item from the Consent Agenda and, if approved, it will be placed on the regular agenda for discussion and consideration.
A.Approval of minutes from the March 1, 2022 City Council regular meeting and March 8, 2022 study session
B.February 2022 Investment Transactions Report
C.

Approve payment of disbursements for the period February 1 – 28, 2022

D.Project completion and contract acceptance for 64th Ave & Ahtanum Rd Project 2474
E.Set date of April 5, 2022 for a public meeting on the draft redistricting plan
F.Resolution approving the conditional settlement agreement entered into by Cities Insurance Association of Washington (“CIAW”) and Munich Reinsurance to settle the claim brought against the City of Yakima by Gary Dobbs
G.Resolution authorizing Letter of Intent with the Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce with regards to delay of Chamber improvements and conducting a parking feasibility study
H.

Ordinance creating Street Overlay and Reconstruction Fund 346 (second reading)

I.

Ordinance creating Transportation Benefit District Fund 344 (second reading)

J.

Ordinance updating Classification and Compensation Plan for City Employees Section 2.20.100

7.Public Comment
There will be 35 minutes allotted for public comment with two and a half (2 1/2) minutes per speaker in order to allow as much opportunity as possible for audience participation. Written communication and e-mail messages are strongly encouraged.
DEPARTMENT ITEMS
8.2022 State Legislature Session Wrap Up
9.Resolution authorizing an amendment to the Lease Agreement with Grace City Outreach for property adjacent to the wastewater treatment plant which is currently the location of Camp Hope
CITY MANAGER UPDATE
10.Yakima Valley Conference of Governments (YVCOG) crime proposal
11.Other Business
12.Adjournment
The next meeting will be a City Council study session on March 22, 2022, at 5 p.m. in the Council Chambers
13.Council General Information
A.
Council General Information
B.Code Administration Division Report - Monthly Building Permits Issued - February 2022
Any invocation that may be offered before the official start of the Council meeting shall be the voluntary offering of a private citizen, to and for the benefit of the Council. The views or beliefs expressed by the invocation speaker have not been previously reviewed or approved by the Council, and the Council does not endorse the religious beliefs or views of this, or any other speaker.

A Council packet is available for review at the City Clerk's Office and on-line at www.yakimawa.gov. The City provides special accommodations, such as hearing devices, wheelchair space or language interpreters, for City meetings. Anyone needing special assistance please contact the City Clerk's office at (509) 575-6037 at least two business days prior to the meeting. All meetings are live streamed on the City of Yakima website at www.yakimawa.gov and telecast live on Y-PAC, Spectrum Cable Channel 194.